It shows how existing infrastructure can support Westmoreland County’s next economic chapter.
I’ve been a rail fan for as long as I can remember, chasing full-sized trains and modeling them with Lionel products.
Railroads fund that progress themselves, investing roughly $23 billion a year in private capital into track, technology and training.
Freight rail already moves millions of truckloads’ worth of freight without adding that extra strain to the highway system.
Westmoreland should pursue state and federal grant funding to expand that short-line connection so more employers can ship by rail instead of relying on trucks alone.